Diversity Advisory Group
Group members
The Center established the Diversity Advisory Group in 2017 to provide recommendations on the development of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that would increase the number of racially and ethnically diverse CFP® professionals. Diversity Advisory Group members possess experience or talents aligned with the Center’s mission, including expertise and/or leadership in the areas of diversity and recruitment, experience working as a financial planner or in the financial services industry, or academia. The Diversity Advisory Group played a key role in the Center’s past four Diversity Summits and studies of DEI within the financial planning profession. The group is currently advising the Center on the development of new DEI research and the 2023 Diversity Summit.
Chair
National Urban League
Charles Adi, CFP®, Blueprint 360, LLC
Audra Bohannon, Korn Ferry Group
Brandon Dixon James, CFP®, Resilient Wealth Management, Inc.
Rianka Dorsainvil, CFP®, 2050 Wealth Partners
Josean Fernandez, Ariel Investments
Hasan Ibrahim, Prudential
Phuong Luong, CFP®, Just Wealth, LLC
René Nourse CFP®, Urban Wealth Management
Obinna Nwankwo, Wellington Management Company
Ayana Pilgrim-Brown, Vanguard
Gerty Simon, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Dr. Nicole B. Simpson, CFP®, Harvest Wealth Financial, LLC
Johannah “Jo” St. John, Northwestern Mutual
Leslie Tabor, Charles Schwab